#im currently on no investigation no right to speak mode

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Some wikipedia pull quotes about the Treaty of Waitangi:

In the English text of Article 1 of the treaty, the Māori signatories cede their sovereignty to the British Crown. For the Māori text, since there was no direct Māori translation for the idea, the missionary neologism kawanatanga ('governorship') was used to represent the concept of sovereignty. That word was based on the transliteration of kawana from 'governor', which had been invented by Bible translators to explain Pontius Pilate's authority in Judaea. Kawana had also been used prior to 1840 to describe the Governor of New South Wales.

In the English text of Article 2, signatories are assured that "the full exclusive and undisturbed possession of their Lands and Estates Forests Fisheries and other properties" would remain for so long as they chose. In the Māori text, signatories are assured that their tino rangatiratanga will remain undisturbed over their lands, kainga and other taonga: "te tino rangatiratanga o ratou wenua o ratou kainga me o ratou taonga katoa", literally "the absolute chieftainship of your lands, your homes, and all your treasures/taonga".

Based on the Māori text alone, in Article 1, the signatories appear to be granting kawanatanga, and in Article 2, the signatories are promised that their tino rangatiratanga ('absolutely sovereignty' or 'highest chieftainship') would remain undisturbed. The apparent inconsistency led to much debate as to whether the Māori signatories intended to cede their sovereignty to the British Crown at all: a debate now definitively resolved by the Waitangi Tribunal ruling that sovereignty was not and could not be ceded. [....]

During the second half of the 19th century Māori generally lost control of much of the land they had owned, sometimes through legitimate sale, but often by way of unfair deals, settlers occupying land that had not been sold, or through outright confiscations in the aftermath of the New Zealand Wars. In the period following the New Zealand Wars, the New Zealand government mostly ignored the treaty, and a court judgement in 1877 declared it to be "a simple nullity". Beginning in the 1950s, Māori increasingly sought to use the treaty as a platform for claiming additional rights to sovereignty and to reclaim lost land. [...]

In 1975 the New Zealand Parliament passed the Treaty of Waitangi Act, establishing the Waitangi Tribunal as a permanent commission of inquiry tasked with interpreting the treaty, investigating breaches of the Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi by the Crown or its agents, and suggesting means of redress. In most cases, recommendations of the tribunal are not binding on the Crown, but settlements with a total value of roughly $1 billion have been awarded to various Māori groups.Various legislation passed in the latter part of the 20th century has made reference to the treaty, which has led to ad hoc incorporation of the treaty into law. Increasingly, the treaty is recognised as a founding document in New Zealand's developing unwritten constitution.

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May I please have a match up for Death note and Assassination classroom?

I’m an INTJ, Scorpio,I like to draw/paint and write. When I get the chance to Im very out going but I’m normally very shy and cold at first. I love true crime and psychology sometimes I just watch people to see why they act a certain way I have a very low self esteem and I have problems eating and sleeping, I know how to use people to get want I want and I can change my personality to make the people around me like me a lot better

When I’m in a bad mood I normally just want to be alone and way from everyone except for the person I love or am closest with. I deal with a lot at home so I don’t like being yelled at at all and tend to flinch a lot. When I get comfortable with someone I am very cuddly and clingy.

I have dark blue hair right now and blue eyes, I normally have to wear glasses but don’t if I can help it. My style is punk mixed with grunge. I love dark things but secretly like cute things.

Of course! Honestly I love true crime/psychology too o0o and I feel you on the home life, so I hope these help out at least a little bit <3  I hope you enjoy these!

Death Note matchup:  L Lawliet

 I would match you up with L for a couple reasons, you’re both analytical and observant of people, your interest in true crime and psychology obviously interests him as well. And your initial shy or cold personality does not bother him one bit, he’s a patient man and highly observant himself. He is very interested in your appearance as well, it’s quite unique and draws his attention immediately. When he first sees and approaches you, it’s a bit awkward, because he kind of just stares at you which may be a bit uncomfortable. 

Your first meeting was probably a public police press conference, it was discussing the current growth in unexpected and unexplainable strings of deaths attached to criminals. 

As always L was there just in the background despite being the one who wrote most the police reports, when he spotted you in the crowd. 

You had probably heard about the case on the radio or news and became curious about the details, being a fan of true crime you wanted to see what the police investigation had turned up. 

As the press conference went on you began to feel uneasy, when you caught someone staring at you. It was unsettling at first but the moment the dark haired male caught you making eye contact with him, he approached you. His piercing eyes just bore into you as he remained quiet, the two of you just standing there in false silence as the detectives began to talk about their leads in the case. 

After that long awkward exchange L finally speaks and bluntly tells you he likes your hair and the “manner in which you dress.” 

He curiously asks you about your opinion on the case, if you tried to cater your personality to fit a discussion with him I think he would catch on to the flexibility in your disposition. 

L is very interested in what you have to say about the case, any outside perspectives are always riveting to him. If given the chance he is very excited to tell you about his personal theories on the case. 

Before the two of you go your separate ways he asks for your phone number or other means of contacting you. And to ease your suspicion of his strange mannerisms he tells you who he actually is, because the time he spent talking with you he decided there was no chance you would be involved with the case, so revealing his true identity wouldn’t jeopardize anything. 

It doesn’t take long for him to become attached to you, and he invites you over often to talk about different true crimes and analyze different people in deep intellectual conversations. He really enjoys having someone to discuss these topics with, let alone someone he finds himself becoming attracted to. 

Even before the two of you become an official couple he will point out that you haven’t “eaten the proper amount of food necessary to sustain the human body.” And he does not hesitate to get you some food, insisting that it’s important for your mind and body. 

Sadly, he is also not the best when it comes to getting rest, so sometimes he will make a compromise, he will join you in trying to get some much needed sleep. If it’s not just because you fail to get sleep, but have trouble falling asleep he will do his best to find solutions for you. 

He’ll make you tea, rub your back, play with your hair to lull you to sleep, and if you’re up for it he will cuddle with you to make you feel warm and secure. 

L never yells so you don’t have to worry about that at all, besides he’s so patient I feel that it would take a lot for him to become remotely upset. And if someone else is raising their voice he is quick to deescalate the situation. He’s also not a fan of people being loud, and if you’ve told him about your rocky home life he does not tolerate people making you upset. 

And while L may not seem to be the type to be into affection, he truly adores it, but he never rushes into it. Especially understanding you are more introverted. Once you become comfortable with physical touch he will always crave to be near you. Not always in extremely obvious forms of affection, but he enjoys sitting next to you with his legs touching your own as your arms press into each other. 

He will intertwine his fingers with yours as the two of you sit beside one another. He loves when you lean your head on his shoulder and sometimes he will put his head on your own. 

When watching television on his couch he loves being the big spoon, or just sitting up and having you sit between his legs with your back against his chest. I feel he may be a bit touch starved but he only craves being near people he trusts. 

I can see him watching you from the side as you draw or paint only to sneak up and gently take your glasses off and put them on, curious as to how it feels to look out of them. He gives them back after checking himself out in a nearby mirror. 

Contrary to belief he is not critical about everything, by this I mean he is never critical of your art. He is curious and observant and will ask questions but he will never give his own opinion unless told explicitly to do so. 

He appreciates your creativity and believes putting any kind of critical analysis on something you care deeply about, that has to do with self expression, is counter productive. 

He also loves getting you gifts, it’s a mix of both your grunge/dark aesthetic and your love for cute things, somehow he finds the perfect things to get for you. Anytime he has to leave you for a job he sends gifts to you to remind you he’s constantly thinking about you. 

Assassination Classroom matchup: Karma Akabane 

  As for Assasination Classroom there are a lot of good candidates, so choosing a single character to match you with was a close call. Nagisa is a great match for intellect and psychological discussion but his well mannered behavior may prove difficult in breaking through your initial cold exterior. Karma on the other hand is quite smart despite not initially putting his full effort in the series, and his edgy aesthetic and personality would be a great match for your own grunge/punk style. Talk about power couple, he will bring out the best (or worst) in you. He’s slightly teasing but he knows where to draw the line because his intention is not to make you upset just to see your reactions. 

If you have even an ounce of sass in you, he’s going to help draw it out, making remarks about others and having you join in makes his heart grow 10 sizes. He’s so proud he can have the effect of making you more confident, even if it’s just because he’s around you. 

While he hates to admit it, he’s pretty smart if he would just put the effort in. So while you discuss your interests in criminal cases and psychology he will do his best to entertain you without revealing too much of the intellect he is in public. 

Luckily in private he doesn’t care how much he shows off his intelligence, he will hold long discussions with you about different people you’ve seen and the two of you will pick apart their personality and analyze every aspect of their possible psychology behind why they act the way they do. 

When the two of you watch a movie you often discuss the characters and maybe how ridiculous the plot is. He’s a savage and will tear down the villains in the media because of how ridiculous they can be. It can get to the point where he’s analyzing the writers at some point because “who would write such a two dimensional character? They’re not even likeable.” 

He will not let you neglect your health and will constantly remind you to eat and keep hydrated. Sometimes it sounds like he’s nagging but it’s because he doesn’t want to seem like too much of a softie. 

And as for your sleeping trouble’s he’s not going to let those slide either, he’s going to be giving you massages, running you soothing baths, preparing you some tea and bed time activities to help you unwind. 

If you’re down to let him cuddle he’s going to do everything in his power to lull you to sleep, tactical hair brushing, rubbing small circles to your arm. 

If people yell around you he’s going to go into dark Karma mode and just be little them to the point they have crippling anxiety and just leave the two of you alone. He tries not to be too confrontational around you because he doesn’t want to make you anxious. 

But he’s your body guard and won’t let anyone say or do anything that makes you nervous.

In public he’ll let you cling to him, but he insists he’s just being a good supportive boyfriend, and not that he loves to have you attached to his side. 

He slightly teases you about your love of the more cute things, but he bought it for you so he obviously cares enough to make you happy. It just really gets him going to have you be expressive, whether you’re telling him off or blushing from the teasing he’s happy either way. 

[emybain]

After Archenemies 2/?

A sister has decided to continue whatever this is. I have loose plans for this, and idk how good it is bc im not dedicating as much time to it as my own personal projects. im just doing this for fun, so I hope y’all enjoy! Here is the link to the first part! and here is a link to a one shot I wrote that is literally all fluff

“Nightmare tried to save you?” Oscar’s eyes bulged. “The chick took down Frostbite’s entire team and neutralized all of them except for Stingray. Not to mention that she’s an Anarchist, you know, the worst enemy of the Renegades.” He raised a finger. “Also, side note, how the hell did she come into possession of Agent N? That stuff hasn't even been revealed to the public yet.”

“I stole Genissa’s powers,” Max reminded them, glaring. “But Nightmare made her do it. She knocked her out when Genissa refused to give her powers to me to help me.”

“But why?” Adrian muttered. “Max, Ace told me in the catacombs that Nightmare is his niece." Adrian saw Ruby nod in agreement from beside him. “Clearly, she knows who you are and what you can do. That means she must know that it was you who took Ace Anarchy’s powers from him ten years ago. If anything, she would want revenge on you the most.” His voice had dropped so low that he wondered if the others could comprehend his words. It stung, how Nightmare could have such motives against an innocent kid, but it was the truth. The fact that, according to Max, she had tried to save him was unfathomable.

“I don’t know.” Max shrugged feebly, although there was a hesitation to his voice, as though he was hiding something. Adrian bit the inside of his cheek. “That’s just what I can remember.” His eyes became droopy suddenly, and he leaned back against the pillows.

“We should go,” Ruby piped up, offering a smile. She grabbed both Oscar and Adrian by their arms. Adrian notice Oscar jolt at the contact. “Max is still recovering, and he needs his rest.” When Max started to protest, she tsked. “Nope. We actually have to go...fill out some forms. And with Danna still in swarm mode, we have to help her. C’mon, guys.” It was a lame excuse, but she tugged at Adrian and Oscar, who followed her. They all chorused a goodbye to Max, who returned it with a grumpy voice.

“The more we learn about this chick, the more confused I get,” Oscar muttered once they were out of earshot of Max’s quarantine. “Not to mention that she seems to have a lot against your family, Adrian. I mean, first with your dad, then that thing about your mom, then your own little rivalry, and now Max.” Oscar shook his head.

“Very strange,” Ruby agreed. The three of them paused at the elevator. Oscar pressed the down button. “And what Oscar said earlier brings up a whole new mystery: How does she have Agent N?”

Adrian was quiet, even as they stepped into the elevator. Finally, he spoke, once the elevator started moving. “She’s immune to Max as well, like she knew about his powers.” A thought moved to the front of his brain. A terrible, horrible, but believable thought. One that sent a chill down his arms. One look at Ruby and Oscar told him that they must have been thinking the same thing.

“I think Nightmare is a Renegade.”

“Nightmare? A Renegade?” Simon shook his head in disbelief as he added seasoning to the pot in front of him, filled with chili. Hugh, who was assembling a salad, barked out a laugh.

“Out of all your theories, that’s my favorite one,” he said, mixing in a vinaigrette. Upon seeing Adrian’s unamused visage, however, the grin plastered on his face disappeared. He cleared his throat. “Adrian, the probability of that is slim. The system looks into every single record of every Renegade, and fingerprints are taken to ensure that they aren’t in our list of criminals before trials. None of the fingerprints or records match up with Nightmare.”

Adrian resisted the urge to groan. He tapped his fingers against the countertop restlessly. “She’s Ace Anarchy’s niece,” which got him a knowing nod. This information had been brought to them immediately following Ace Anarchy’s arrest. “Which means,” Adrian continued, frustrated, “that someone with blood relations to him could be in the system, right?”

His dads exchanged glances. Never a good sign. Simon was the one to speak. “We would have been notified long ago if that was the case, and she would be in our custody.”

“Also,” Hugh added, holding a finger up, ”Ace Anarchy has no known living family. From our records, his parents passed away years ago, he never married, and his only brother and his family is dead, killed during the Age of Anarchy. Nightmare may be working for him, but it is highly unlikely that she is his blood related niece. It’s more likely that he took her in and she called him uncle.”

“How do you know all of that?” Adrian’s eyebrows shot up, and he perked up in interest. This was new to him. Maybe something he could use for investigation.

“You have to know your enemy.” Hugh shrugged simply.

“Okay...then how do you explain how she was able to use gas bombs filled with Agent N to take out Frostbite’s team?” Adrian pressed, leaning on the counter. “The public doesn’t know about it yet, so how does she? And Max. She was immune to Max, right? How do you explain that if Max’s power is confidential?”

Hugh started taking out bowls and silverware and glasses for the three of them. He sighed. “We’ve been discussing that with the Council, actually. Adrian, listen, after everything she did that night, she’s at the top of our wanted list. We’re doing everything we can to catch her. We want her brought to justice just as much as you, but we have to do it the right way. This is our job to worry about, not yours.”

“Max said Nightmare tried to save his life,” Adrian said suddenly, sitting up straight. Simon paused his stirring; Hugh paused from arranging the table.

“What?” Simon raised an eyebrow, blinking.

“Nightmare tried to save Max,” Adrian slowly repeated.

“That’s...very hard to believe, Adrian.” Hugh stroked his chin in contemplation. “Even coming from Max. He’s been drugged up for two weeks now on medication. You can’t trust everything he says. Just last week he told me that the color yellow tastes like chicken.”

“He was pretty awake today.” Adrian shrugged, not sure what to do. They had a point. He just wanted to be right. “He also said that it was Frostbite who stabbed him. It was on accident, of course.”    

“That’s a very serious accusation.” Simon turned off the stove. “Unfortunately, we have no surveillance footage of that night, or we would have evidence. Genissa Clark is in no mental state to be questioned right now, nor are the rest of her team. They are very upset and shaken from their fight with Nightmare. It would be disrespectful to harass them with questions.”

“I know,” Adrian grumbled. Genissa’s entire team was currently in bi weekly therapy sessions after the aftermath of the night of the gala. Their fates had yet to be decided by the council: whether or not they could still be Renegades despite all but one having been stripped of their powers. Adrian knew that it was horrible that they were neutralized, but secretly, he was glad they were no longer prodigies. None of them deserved the title of Renegade, especially after they killed Hawthorne and put it on the Sentinel, Adrian’s secret alias.

“Now, as for the Nightmare Being a Renegade conspiracy theory.” Hugh leaned back against the sink, arms crossed. Adrian could tell that his dad wanted to end the conversation. “It is highly impossible that Nightmare has gotten through the system and is a Renegade. We can’t answer all of your questions right now though, Adrian, because we are as stumped as you. We do know, however, that she is very dangerous and cannot be underestimated, especially with the knowledge that she is connected to Ace Anarchy on more than an ally level, that perhaps he was her mentor.”

“We made the mistake of not prioritizing her before, and we won’t make the same mistake twice,” Simon added, nodding as he poured hot chili into three bowls.

“You were so sure about the helmet, and look what happened.” Adrian waved a hand in front of him, growing annoyed with his dads, as much as he hated it. “Nightmare was able to break the box and take the helmet. Yet another mystery.”

Both of his dads sighed. Adrian could feel the frustration and tension on both sides. “Adrian, you need to be able to trust that we are handling the situation.” When Adrian opened his mouth to protest, Simon shushed him. “Neither of us want to hear anything more about Nightmare tonight, understand? You need to let it go.”

Biting the inside of his cheek, Adrian grumbled out a “yes”. He kept his mouth shut through dinner, letting his dads talk about their day and about the latest TV show they were watching.

Adrian wasn’t going to talk about Nightmare anymore, but he had an investigation he needed to start.

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Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18945 released

Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18945 released. IMPORTANT: As is normal with builds early in the development cycle, these builds may contain bugs that might be painful for some. If you take this flight, you won’t be able to switch Slow or Release Preview rings without doing a clean-install on your PC.

Introducing a new Cortana experience for Windows 10

We are beginning to roll out a new Cortana experience for Windows 10 as a Beta to Windows Insiders in the U.S. This new experience features a brand-new chat-based UI that gives you the ability to type or speak natural language queries.

It supports most of the Cortana features people enjoy using on Windows, such as Bing answers, Assistant conversations, opening apps, managing lists, and setting reminders, alarms, and timers. And we’ve added some new features we think people will enjoy: Cortana now supports both light and dark themes in Windows.We have created a new, less intrusive screen for “Hey Cortana” queries so you can stay in the flow while you work.We have updated Cortana with new speech and language models, and significantly improved performance – making it faster and more reliable than ever before. Not all the features from the previous Cortana experience are available just yet. As a Beta, we plan to add more features over time with updates to Cortana from the Microsoft Store. To get started, choose the Cortana icon on the taskbar next to the search box. You can also leverage the speed and convenience of voice with improved speech recognition by simply saying “Hey Cortana”*. You may need to sign-in with your account to get started. *Note: This requires enabling this functionality in Settings > Voice activation privacy settings  – Talk to Cortana. If you’re an Insider in the U.S. and are not seeing the new experience, please be patient as we’re slowing rolling it out. Additional markets and languages will become available at a later date. You must be signed in to use Cortana. Historically, there were quite a few skills that could be used unauthenticated (Bing answers, open apps, Assistant conversations) but this is no longer the case. Only limited skills are currently supported in the new experience. Don’t worry we’ll be bringing back many skills over the coming months.

Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) Improvements: Added connecting via localhost to WSL 2 Linux apps from Windows and global WSL configuration options

You’ll now be able to connect to your WSL 2 Linux networking applications using localhost. For example, the image below shows starting a NodeJS server in a WSL 2 distro, and then connecting to it in the Edge Browser with localhost. Additionally, we’ve added global configuration options for WSL. These are options that will apply to each of your WSL distros. This also allows you to specify options that relate to the WSL 2 virtual machine (VM), as all your WSL 2 distros run inside of the same VM. The most exciting option that you’ll get access to in this build is being able to specify a custom Linux kernel!

Accessibility Improvements

Narrator now provides a more efficient reading experience when reading messages in Outlook or Windows Mail When the message is opened, Scan Mode will turn on automatically. This allows the user to use their arrow keys to read the message in addition to all other Scan Mode hotkeys to jump through the text of the message. Email messages like newsletters and marketing content are often formatted using tables to visually represent the look of the message. For a screen reader user, this information is not needed while reading the message. Narrator now recognizes some of these situations and will remove the information about the table to allow you to quickly move through the text contained in the message. This lets you to be much more efficient while reading these types of email messages. Known issues The cursor may not move to the location last read as Narrator auto-reads when an Outlook message is opened while in Scan Mode.Narrator will start reading when replying to a message. Press the control key and move to the top of the message to write your reply. Narrator’s Outlook folder reading has been enhanced for an optimal triaging experience As you read through your emails in Outlook, such as the inbox, Narrator now reads the information more efficiently. Each line item now starts with the status of the email, such as unread, forwarded, etc., followed by the other columns, such as from, subject, etc. Column headers will be silenced and columns with no data or that have the default (expected value) will be silenced, such as normal importance or unflagged, etc. While in Outlook, headers can be turned back on by pressing Narrator + H which will toggle their reading on and off. Text cursor indicator Have you ever had an issue finding the text cursor in the middle of a large amount of text, during a presentation, or on the screen in an educational setting? The new Text cursor indicator will help you see and find the text cursor wherever you are at any time! Select from a range of sizes for the text cursor indicator and make it a color easy for you to see. Or, personalize the color of your text cursor indicator to your personal preference. In the Ease of Access settings, open the new Text cursor page, turn on the text cursor indicator, and never lose track of your text cursor ever again! Known issues Text cursor indicator color and size might not persist when you sign in. To work around that, simply turn off and turn on the “Use text cursor indicator” setting again.Occasionally, you might see that the text cursor indicator stay on the screen or reappear after the app has been closed or the page contents have scrolled away.

Updated File Explorer search rolling out to all Insiders

Over the next few days, the new File Explorer search experience will be rolling out to all Insiders in the Fast ring! Thanks everyone who’s shared feedback so far and helped us to improve the experience. Please don’t hesitate to share any other comments – you can file feedback for this area under Files, Folders, and Storage > File Explorer in the Feedback Hub. General changes, improvements, and fixes We have fixed the issue causing some Insiders to experience install failures with error code c1900101 due to a compatibility bug with a storage driver on their device.We’ve made a few fixes to improve reliability when installing a Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 distro.We are extending Windows Defender ATP capabilities beyond the Windows OS and as a result are renaming to Microsoft Defender to reflect our cross-platform approach to endpoint security.We fixed an issue where Settings might crash if you selected Activation under Updates & Security.If your network connection is unexpectedly disconnected, the Miracast banner will now have a close button for you to use if needed.We fixed an issue where the Performance tab of Task Manager wouldn’t expand from a collapsed state if you double clicked on the text.We’ve updated the Details tab of Task Manager so if you right-click a process, Provide Feedback will now be listed after End Task and End Process Tree (rather than between).We fixed an issue where the network icon in the taskbar might show that there was no internet, even though there actually was connection.We fixed an issue impacting Windows Hello reliability in recent flights.We fixed an issue where if you manually updated the DNS server settings in Settings, it wouldn’t apply.We fixed an issue from the previous two flights resulting in mobile hotspot unexpectedly turning off if enabled.We fixed an issue that could result in the system hanging after resume from hibernation.We fixed an issue potentially resulting in the error, “MMC has detected an error in a snap-in and will unload it.” when you try to expand, view, or create Custom Views in Event Viewer. Known Issues There has been an issue with older versions of anti-cheat software used with games where after updating to the latest 19H1 Insider Preview builds may cause PCs to experience crashes. We are working with partners on getting their software updated with a fix, and most games have released patches to prevent PCs from experiencing this issue. To minimize the chance of running into this issue, please make sure you are running the latest version of your games before attempting to update the operating system. We are also working with anti-cheat and game developers to resolve similar issues that may arise with the 20H1 Insider Preview builds and will work to minimize the likelihood of these issues in the future.Some Realtek SD card readers are not functioning properly. We are investigating the issue.Tamper Protection may be turned off in Windows Security after updating to this build. You can turn it back on. In August, Tamper Protection will return to being on by default for all Insiders.Occasionally, the candidate selection in prediction candidate window for the Japanese IME doesn’t match with the composition string. We are investigating the issue.Insiders may notice some changes in Magnifier with today’s build. These aren’t quite ready yet for you to try, but we’ll let you know once they are in an upcoming flight. Your Phone app – Expanding phone model support for Phone screen We are continuing to expand support for Phone screen. Today, we’re excited to announce the feature availability for these devices: Samsung Galaxy A6, Samsung Galaxy A7, Samsung Galaxy A9, Samsung Galaxy A10, Samsung Galaxy A20, Samsung Galaxy A30, Samsung Galaxy A50, Samsung Galaxy A70, and Samsung Galaxy S8 Active If you have any of these devices, try out Phone screen and give us your feedback. We will continue to expand this list of devices over time. Read the full article

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The Turing Test Review

We all awaken in a futuristic room with a talking robot looking down at us. He (or it) promotes us to pick up our EMT, a science fiction gun which often we quickly realise can pick up huge square bins and has a couple of modes regarding firing. Just about all is not even as we later learn as it appears. The whole thing feels strangely familiar. For those of you who else know Website, you can be excused for pondering Im reviewing the wrong online game, and that this is actually about Valves third instalment of the collection. Im not really, though. With any luck ,. Instead this can be the Turing Check, an independent online game developed by Bulkhead Interactive, and to call it a simple re-hash of these Portal can be doing it, and its creators, a online games for free without downloading good injustice. Playing as Ava Turing, a worldwide Space Agency engineer, players are brought to Jupiters largest moon Continente europeo with the objective of unearthing the secret behind the crews disappearance. Guided because of your robot friend T. U. M an individual navigate through 7 chapters, each and every containing 12 areas, looking for clues as to whats happened on this relatively deserted Europa base. To pass through each region you need to fix the puzzle inside, and once each part is completed youll be paid with a few extra hints as to whats going on.

As your character Ava may speak, the dialogue in addition to questions among her and T. U. M give the majority of the narrative: why do the crew seem to be covering? Why was Ava selected for this quest? What are Capital t. O. Ms intentions, if robots can even have those in the first place? Those of you who recognise the online games title will be some way to understanding the larger questions the game asks. The Turing Test had been devised by Alan Turing to see whether or not a computer could convince somebody who it is actually a human itself. Their main analyze was to have a computer and also a person sort on a individual screen, with someone guessing which seemed more human. Another way to perform it is by designing vague ideas which simply humans may solve thinking browser games outside the box common sense. You can see in which the rest is going. The Turing Test, such as the Portal collection before it, explains the appeal with regard to first person sci-fi puzzlers. The original 10 minutes will certainly seem primary, but that is the point. The sport teaches you the basic principles at first until you get to grabs with its mechanics, and then the real puzzles commence. As the problems increases with each part another gameplay mechanic will be introduced together with new objects, ensuring gamers stay amused whilst slowly and gradually increasing the problem. Therein lies the fun with this game as well as others like it; participants are made to sense more and more clever as the online game goes on. This produces in players a private pride not many other types can do. Why study to get a postdoctorate when you might play clever video games rather? Puzzles amongst people centre on different coloured electrical currents, all of which energy the objects around the rooms, like entry doors, cameras in addition to magnets. 1 colour runs constantly, others turn off and on regularly, although another keeps the current streaming for just a few seconds. Using your firearm you can take in these as orbs. Doing exercises how, when and where to shoot them in order to make your way to the next area is the main test. Its an interesting principle, and as an individual progress the overall game requires you to have speed, speed and good old fashioned brain power to find the right things working on the right time. But theres practically nothing ground-breaking inside the level, simply no reality changing physics. As good as the questions are, their impossible never to compare that to the gravity defying, mind-bending sibling Portal.

Players can anticipate to complete the main story in around six hours which is short, as well as the low price displays this. Yet there are accessories scattered amongst people that warrant a second playthrough. Throughout the primary story there are items to become picked up and data wood logs to be searched and read, enriching the particular narrative. Dotted around may also be secret areas, inaccessible till the game has been finished. I also wouldnt be surprised to see speedrunners breaking records about Europa, and fact its a pity that the programmers havent included final moment after completion. Seeing just how much faster you are able to go next time round guarantees re-playability. Aesthetically the PS4 version great looking, along with crisp plus detailed features. The designers have taken the time to apply this across the entire map, so it will be graphically fulfilling. One thing that is frustrating though is fill screen occasions. Not an issue in the beginning, half way through the sport there are cases of waiting thirty seconds to a minute when traversing areas. Contemplating there are 75 areas to maneuver between, that will adds up to plenty of waiting time. Yet this is a minor issue, and the fact that its among few exhibits how properly designed and enjoyable a game Typically the Turing Check is. Many people will look at a segment regarding gameplay or trailers for that Turing Test and consider it a Portal rip-off. Granted it is extremely similar plus Bulkhead Galleries inspiration will be telling, but there are very much worse online games to be compared to. This is a sport that will you should fans of genres, and it deserves to become recognised being a very good game in its personal right. Now thats that certain wrapped up. Did I actually pass test?

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Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18323 is now available

Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18323 is now available Improved RAW image format support Do you like taking pictures in Raw image formats and wish that the Raw files from your camera were natively supported by Windows? Good news! Targeting 19H1, we’ve been working hard to release a new store-delivered Raw codec package that dramatically improves native raw file format support in Windows. By downloading the new Raw Image Extension (Beta) package from the store, you can now view image thumbnails, previews, and camera metadata of previously unsupported raw files right in File Explorer. You can also view your raw images – at full resolution – in apps such as Photos or any other Windows app that uses Windows Imaging Component framework to decode raw images. How to test Please note – to install the package, 19H1 Build 18323 or later is required. Open the following link in Edge to install the current beta package: https://www.microsoft.com/store/apps/9NCTDW2W1BH8. We have also created a 19H1 Bug Bash quest for directions. Known issues Exposing camera properties stored as EXIF/XMP metadata is not currently working for some raw image formats. File Explorer hangs when the view state is changed to “Details Pane” and a raw file that activates the new raw codec package is selected. Opening some raw images in Photos app using the new store-delivered raw codec pack gets stuck at low resolution thumbnail image. Improving Light Theme We introduced the new Light Theme in Windows 10 with Build 18282 and today’s build has some improvements to Light Theme worth taking note of based on your feedback: We fixed an issue where the text in the battery flyout might become unreadable in light theme due to it being white. We fixed an issue where the scrollbar in the network flyout wasn’t visible in light theme. We fixed an issue where the autoplay icon in the systray wasn’t visible in light theme. We fixed an issue where impacting the network and volume icons in the notification area where after switching to light theme they wouldn’t update from white to black until explorer restarted. We fixed a similar issue where not all supported app icons in the taskbar would switch colors on the taskbar when switching between light and dark theme (particularly on the secondary monitor). We’ve made some adjustments to address issues where when using light theme white icons in notifications weren’t readable. We’re updating the Settings icon to now be dark grey in the taskbar when light theme is enabled rather than black. General changes, improvements, and fixes REMINDER: The new tamper protection setting in the Windows Security app protects your device by helping to prevent bad actors from tampering with the most important security settings. You may see a new recommendation in the Windows Security app suggesting you turn this setting on. We fixed an issue causing Update Orchestrator Service to stop working periodically. As a result of this issue, you might have seen an error on Windows Update Settings saying that the update failed to restart. This issue also resulted in restart using Update and Restart to sometimes just restart you back into the base OS. We fixed an issue where clicking your account in Cortana Permissions didn’t bring up the UI to sign out from Cortana (if you were already signed in). This issue also impacted the Change My Name button. We fixed an issue resulting in night light not working recently. We fixed an issue where the quick actions section of Action Center would be missing sometimes recently. We fixed an issue where closing an open Excel window from the taskbar might cause Excel to go non-responsive. We fixed an issue an issue where the WIN + Ctrl + hotkey wasn’t working. When using your accent color on the taskbar has been enabled, the taskbar and start jump lists will now also be accent-themed. For the time being we’re returning the Volume Mixer link in the volume button context menu to its October 2018 behavior while we look at improving the experience based on feedback. We fixed an issue where themes and Microsoft Edge extensions downloaded from Microsoft Store wouldn’t appear in their respective locations after the download finished. We fixed an issue impacting Action Center reliability in recent builds. We fixed an issue where you might see multiple Focus Assist notifications in the Action Center at a particular time. We’re adding Nearby Sharing to the list of default Focus Assist exceptions. We fixed a recent issue where if you used the screen snip quick action in the Action Center then the resulting screenshot would have the Action Center in it. We fixed a recent issue that could result in not being able to launch UWP apps from the Start menu sometimes. We fixed a recent regression resulting in File Explorer sometimes hanging when interacting with MP4s and folders that had MP4s in them. We fixed an issue where Cortana would close immediately if opened from the Start screen when using tablet mode. We fixed an issue impacting Snipping Tool reliability. We fixed an issue resulting in Ctrl + P not activating the Print command in Snip & Sketch in recent flights. We fixed an issue resulting in Snip & Sketch potentially crashing when closing many Snip & Sketch windows in a row. We fixed an issue where rebooting would set Nearby Sharing back to an off state if it had been turned on. We fixed an issue where the lock screen preview in Lock Screen Settings wasn’t showing in recent builds. We fixed an issue where the scrollbar in Settings was overlapping the text fields when manually configuring your IP address. We fixed a rare issue that could result in the screen locking up when using the Surface Dial. We fixed an issue where the tooltips in the Emoji Panel were truncated on the bottom. We fixed an issue where the Windows feature update might fail but would still be listed as a successful update in Windows Update history page. We fixed an issue where you might see a Windows Update icon in the notification area saying there was an update when no update was available. We fixed an issue where you couldn’t type on the touch keyboard when “Turn on Activate a window by hovering over it with the mouse” since focus would move away from the text field and set to the keyboard itself. We fixed an issue on certain devices that could sometimes result in the screen staying black on boot until CTRL + Alt + Del was pressed. We fixed an issue resulting in certain devices experience increased battery drain on the last few flights when in Disconnected Standby Mode. We fixed an issue for devices with multiple monitors resulting in Task View (WIN + Tab) sometimes showing UWP app thumbnails on the primary monitor rather than the monitor where the app was open. We fixed an issue where some key labels were cut off in Armenian full touch keyboard layout. We fixed an issue when using the full touch keyboard layout in Korean where pressing the FN key unexpectedly highlighted the IME ON/OFF key. We also fixed an issue for this language where tapping the tab key wouldn’t insert a tab. Thanks everyone who shared feedback about the new Japanese Microsoft IME we’ve been working on. With today’s build the IME and settings pages are returning to the ones that we shipped with the October 2018 Update, while we take your feedback into consideration. We fixed an issue where Narrator sometimes did not say anything when reopening Action Center after it was dismissed using the Esc key. We fixed an issue where Narrator did not speak the volume level value when using the hardware volume button to change the volume setting. We fixed an issue where Narrator command read from current location did not work when on a heading in Wikipedia. We fixed an issue where Narrator announced read-only at the end for links. We fixed an issue where Narrator continuous reading command read the last word of a sentence twice on a web page in Microsoft Edge. We fixed an issue impacting a small number of users enrolled in Microsoft Intune where they might not receive policies. We fixed an issue where signing out from inside Windows Sandbox resulted in a blank white window. We fixed an issue resulting in running c:\windows\syswow64\regedit.exe not launching regedit in recent builds. Settings header rollout update: This is now available across most regions for Insiders in Fast using Home edition and Pro editions of Windows that are not domain joined. Small app update: Thanks everyone who reached out about the grid alignment issue in the Calculator – this has been fixed with the 1812 version of the app. Known issues While with Build 18323 we fixed the recent spike in Update Orchestrator Service crashes, if you’re on a base OS that’s impacted by the crash, you will still see the symptoms described above until you’re on 18323. The Windows Security app may show an unknown status for the Virus & threat protection area, or not refresh properly. This may occur after upgrade, restart, or settings changes. Launching games that use anti-cheat software may trigger a bugcheck (GSOD). Creative X-Fi sound cards are not functioning properly. We are partnering with Creative to resolve this issue. While night light functionality is back up and running, you may still find issues with other blue light reduction software not working. When performing Reset this PC and selecting Keep my files on a device that has Reserved Storage enabled the user will need to initiate an extra reboot to ensure Reserved Storage is working again properly. Some Realtek SD card readers are not functioning properly. We are investigating the issue. USB devices, including mice and keyboards, may no longer work after updating. Possible workarounds are to change which USB port it is plugged into or connect the device through a USB hub. You may consistently see black screens when using Remote Desktop, DisplayLink, or Miracast if you are on an AMD or Nvidia driver. We’re working on a fix, but in the meantime, you can work around this issue by running the following command: reg add HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Dwm /v EnableFrontBufferRenderChecks /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f. (Updated – thanks Rafael for the recommendation.) The value in Narrator Settings “Change the level of detail Narrator provides about text and control” might be empty.  To work around this issue, use the Narrator command Narrator key + v to change the verbosity level, then close and reopen Settings app again. After upgrade, there might be two Narrator voices talking at the same time.  Reboot the machine once, this issue will go away. Windows Sandbox may launch to a black screen for some users. The Insider Program Settings pages currently have a bug preventing Narrator and Screen Reader programs from properly reading the page. A fix will be available in an upcoming build. Taskbar icons may stop loading and appear blank. Desktop Window Manager will crash if multiple Office and/or video playback applications are running on the same screen on devices that have Multiplane Overlay Support. Known issues for Developers If you install any of the recent builds from the Fast ring and switch to the Slow ring – optional content such as enabling developer mode will fail. You will have to remain in the Fast ring to add/install/enable optional content. This is because optional content will only install on builds approved for specific rings. Read the full article